These logos tend to relate to non US countries. The "recycling bin" logo, for example, is for the European WEEE Directive. Since the CDMA model is not sold in countries which require these symbols, they don't appear.

Apple's updated the model number (from A1322 to A1349), but there's not much externally to let us know we're dealing with a Verizon iPhone. Is this the first Verizon phone without "Verizon" emblazoned on it?

Add Comment

There are a few external differences, reflecting the different antenna design of the new CDMA iPhone.

CDMA, or Code-Division Multiple Access, is actually just a channel access method standard. When most people (including us) say CDMA, they usually mean CDMA2000, which is a family of 3G communication standards that run on top of the CDMA mechanism of utilizing airwaves. Confused? Unless you're an RF engineer, the distinction probably doesn't matter to you.

Worldwide, GSM (which stands for Global System for Mobile Communication) is far more popular. But CDMA is still used in 40 countries, primarily in Asia. China Telecom is the next largest CDMA carrier, with over 90 million subscribers.

Add Comment

The SIM slot is gone. According to Apple, the SIM card and SIM tray were the only user-serviceable parts in the AT&T iPhone 4. Apple now says "iPhone does not contain any user-serviceable parts." We believe you have the right to repair your own hardware, and we'll have a repair guide available right away.

We believe the additional break in the antenna enclosure on the right side of the phone is a result of the switch from GSM to CDMA. An antenna's operating frequency is directly dependent on its size and geometry, so the change-up required an antenna overhaul.

The CDMA iPhone, which has four antenna segments (two "U" shaped pieces at the top and bottom, and two straight bars along the edge) only needs to operate on 800 and 1900 MHz for CDMA EV-DO Rev. A.

Both phones use 2400 MHz frequencies for Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz for WiFi and the 1.575 GHz frequency for A-GPS.

Only time will tell if this new antenna design helps combat the reception problems reportedly plaguing AT&T's GSM iPhone 4. However, there is no reason to expect that it would as the problem reportedly does not occur with the GSM iPhone on other GSM networks around the world.

If you only have room for one phone, stick with the GSM version. But, if you are desperate for more reliable coverage in the US, Verizon will provide you with a free loaner 'country compatible' phone for up to three weeks.

Add Comment

For enough room to disconnect the Wi-Fi antenna on this phone, the ground finger must first be removed. Apple moved this finger out from beneath the battery connector, making battery replacement that much easier.

The Wi-Fi antenna and chip are perhaps the only RF components of the phone that did not receive a revamp. The board utilizes a Broadcom BCM4329 - the same chip found on the GSM iPhone 4. This antenna is nearly identical to the unit found in the GSM iPhone 4.

Add Comment

Thankfully none of them are tricky to disconnect, so disassembly is not especially challenging. With the help of a repair guide to keep screws and pieces straight, repairing this phone shouldn't be too difficult.

Add Comment

Rather than using a rotational electric motor with a counterweight, the Verizon iPhone appears to utilize a linear oscillating vibrator for call/message alerts. Based on the patent information around this technology, we think this may be a Samsung part.

Our tests show that the new vibrator has quieter, softer feel, and makes a better sound when on a table.

Add Comment

The display assembly appears to be identical to that of the GSM iPhone 4 at first glance.

UPDATE: Upon further investigation, the mounting tabs are in drastically different locations for the two display assemblies. This means the two assemblies are definitely not interchangeable. The Verizon display is on the left in the second photo.

We'll have replacement parts and a detailed repair guide posted very soon.

You guys (rab777hp and jonathan) are joking, right? There is no way that can be done in the current config. h/w and s/w wise. The VZW iPhone doesn't have the front end parts for UMTS at all and you can't just connect some ATT iPhone front end to it cuz the interfaces and architecture used by the 2 phones aren't compatible. Besides, the s/w (protocol stack & firmware) for UMTS are not resident in the VZW iPhone version. Once again, you can't just borrow firmware from the ATT iPhone and try to shove it into the VZW version. They are simply not compatible between the 2 phones. The most one can say from the choice of this chip is that Apple is positioning itself to use this chip as a reconfigurable modem (at the time of manuf.) to support CDMA and UMTS when the iPhone5 comes out.

My names Kyle, I have managed to remove the vibrator from the bottom and cut out the mounting tabs for the logic board that kept it from seating. Once I set the board in I did a little bit of ribbon folding to put them on the gsm board attached the wifi antenna from the gsm and put the battery in it and it fired right up. Now the only downside at all is that you have to put the SIM card in when you're putting the board in unless you want to cut a slot in the side and due to water and everything I decided against it. Just modify the tray and slide the sun card in the slot and put the phone together and you're good. Oh yeah, and you have to cut a tab off of the back glass if you want to use your att one.

Add Comment

5 Comments

"On the back, Apple's removed the visual warning to not throw your iPhone 4 in the trash."

This is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Elect...>WEEE</a> directive logo which applies to electronics sold in (most) of the EU. The Verizon iPhone is only sold in the USA at present so the directive doesn't/can't apply.

Hey guys this is a question! I need help! I have (two) IPhones. I need to swap the logic boards. Will it still work without a SIM card since the model:A1332 has one and the logic board I'm installing has no SIM card?

Thank you When I try to repair my iphone I found a very little part, now I know the part name "Wi fi ground finger". At first I never knowing where come from. thanks to this diagrams I fix it. Thank you so much

Resources

Repairability

Stay in the loop

It's time to speak out for your right to repair

We have a chance to guarantee our right to repair electronic
equipment—like smartphones, computers, and even farm equipment. This is a once-in-a-generation
chance to protect local repair jobs—the corner mom-and-pop repair shops that
keep getting squeezed out by manufacturers.

Join the cause and tell your state representative to support Right to Repair. Tell them you believe repair should be fair, affordable, and accessible. Stand up for your right to repair!